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We are the third generation of the family of William G. McGowan, founder of MCI, who was known for being the “great disruptor” of AT&T’s communications monopoly. As we begin to help lead our family’s foundation, the William G. McGowan Charitable Fund, we feel understanding the guidance from the Fund’s benefactor – and applying it in the context of the 21st century – is our responsibility.
It is a core responsibility of all philanthropists to define as clearly as possible what they intend their charitable giving to achieve
Hillsdale College filed suit against the University of Missouri alleging misuse of a $5 million endowment left to Mizzou by financier Sherlock Hibbs upon his death in 2002.
From the COVID-19 pandemic to geopolitical tensions, challenges at home and abroad over the last few years have caused some donors to revisit their approaches to philanthropy, according to a Read more…
For all Americans—conservative, progressive, or apolitical—protecting donor privacy is crucial to the health and freedom of our society.
Donors give billions of dollars to colleges and universities each year. And what outcomes have we seen from those investments? On campuses around the country, we’ve seen attacks on academic freedom, viewpoint diversity and free speech.
Philanthropy Roundtable released “Wisdom and Warnings: How to Protect Donor Intent,” a video that features advice from prominent philanthropists and grantmakers on how to protect a donor’s legacy.
In the October 2023 issue of Planned Giving Today, Philanthropy Roundtable’s Adam Meyerson Distinguished Fellow in Philanthropic Excellence Joanne Florino discusses what happens when the reputations of philanthropists – both living and deceased – become tainted, and the institutions that bear their names subsequently become the subjects of protests and media scrutiny.
Key areas where people of color devote their giving to advance philanthropic aims are education and economic empowerment. However, non-white donor groups differ in how and where they give compared to each other, white donors and donors overall.
Efforts (ACE) Act, accurate and reliable information on donor-advised funds, or DAFs, is more crucial than ever.
It may surprise many that education constitutes the single largest share of DAF giving, a fact that receives little publicity, possibly because many DAF gifts are anonymous, with neither donor nor DAF mentioned in gift announcements.